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US Plant Patent PP23081

Goodness Gracious

Hosta plant named ‘Goodness Gracious’

UNDER PATENT

Still under patent. Protection ends April 27, 2031.

Twenty years from the filing date would end on April 4, 2031. This patent earned 23 days of term adjustment for delay at the Patent Office, which is why it runs longer.

Figure 1 of US plant patent PP23081, the photograph of Goodness Gracious printed in the patent.
Figure 1 from US Plant Patent PP23081, reproduced as printed. Photographs in a plant patent are taken by the applicant. Reproduction of the patent document is permitted; the image is shown whole and uncropped for that reason.

The record

Patent number
PP23081
Filed
April 4, 2011
Granted
September 25, 2012
Expires
April 27, 2031
Assignee
WALTERS GARDENS INC, LICHACZ SUSAN
Inventor
LICHACZ SUSAN

Abstract

Hosta plant named ‘Goodness Gracious’ is a new cultivar with ovate leaves with wide yellow margins and dark green centers, light lavender flowers suitable as a potted plant, for the garden, and for cut flower or leaf arrangements.

Show the legal claimThe single numbered claim as granted — the legal text that defines what this patent covers.

1. A new and distinct ornamental Hosta plant named ‘Goodness Gracious’ as herein described and illustrated, with ovate leaves with wide yellow margins and dark green centers, light lavender flowers, suitable as a potted plant, for the garden, and for cut flower or leaf arrangements.

Read the full patent: US Plant Patent PP23081 in full — the complete specification, every figure, and the file history.